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Latest News
12-19-2016 Vietnam Vet Gets Early Christmas Surprise with $50,000 Powerball Win
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Carl New could not believe it. The Huttonsville man called the West Virginia Lottery’s automated phone system to check his Powerball tickets Sunday morning like he often does every Thursday and Sunday morning, but this time was different. He matched four numbers and the Powerball number for the Saturday drawing on one of his tickets, making that ticket worth $50,000. “I called the number back three times to triple check,” New said. “I then took it to the store to… View Article
12-12-2016 Hot Lotto Ticket Worth $30,000 Sold in Barboursville
12-01-2016 Give Responsibly This Holiday Season – Lottery Tickets are Not Child’s Play
08-30-2016 West Virginia Lottery Adventures on the Gorge Facebook Contest Rules
08-23-2016 Worthington Man Claims $1 Million Powerball Prize
08-12-2016 The “Mountaineer 26” Share $1 Million Mega Millions Prize
08-03-2016 Mega Millions Ticket Worth $1 Million Sold in Morgantown
08-01-2016 Powerball Ticket Worth $1 Million Sold in Worthington
07-07-2016 Powerball Ticket Worth $1 Million Sold in Fairmont
06-27-2016 Recently Retired Coal Miner Wins the $1 Million Happy Birthday Second Chance Grand Prize
06-26-2016 Powerball Ticket Worth $1 Million Sold in Southern West Virginia
05-09-2016 Powerball Ticket Worth $2 Million Sold in Charleston
03-25-2016 Promotion Offers Fans Chance to Win Tickets to See Luke Bryan in Concert
03-16-2016 The West Virginia Lottery’s “Wear Your Blue & Gold” Facebook Promotion
03-01-2016 First $300,000 Happy Birthday Second Chance Winner Claims Her Prize
01-20-2016 Tommy Young Named West Virginia Lottery Deputy Director for Marketing
01-19-2016 West Virginia Lottery College Basketball Ticket Giveaway
01-14-2016 West Virginia’s Latest $1 Million Powerball Winner Comes Forward
01-14-2016 West Virginia’s Latest $1 Million Powerball Winner Comes Forward
01-14-2016 Powerball Ticket Worth $1 Million Sold in West Virginia
01-12-2016 World Record Powerball Jackpot Raised to $1.5 Billion
01-11-2016 Powerball Jackpot Now a World Record $1.4 BILLION
01-08-2016 Powerball Jackpot Increased to Record $800 Million
01-05-2016 Powerball Jackpot Increased to $450 Million for Wednesday